AFP – Mobile telephones have topped the list of gifts sought by South Korean children,…
Month: May 2008
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Microsoft withdraws proposal to acquire Yahoo (AFP)
AFP – Microsoft has yanked its proposal to acquire Yahoo, saying the struggling Internet pioneer…
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Microsoft abandons Yahoo bid, rebuffing higher sale price (AP)
AP – Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $42.3 billion bid to buy Yahoo Inc. on Saturday,…
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Surge in fatal shark attacks blamed on global warming
Observer: Three decades have passed since the movie Jaws sent terrified bathers scrambling out of…
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Solar power to clotheslines, bills make strides for a greener Hawaii
Honolulu Advertiser: Hawai’i could become the first state in the country to require that all…
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United States: Solar panels, renewable energy
Philadelphia Inquirer: Global warming is Earth’s way of sending out a May Day distress call,…
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Loans to poor nations aim to stem rising food cost
Age: THE Asian Development Bank has rushed to offer cheap loans to poor countries in…
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Big business muddies EU’s biofuels debate
Reuters: Soaring food prices and starving children provide a stirring backdrop to Europe’s debate on…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lloyd’s in global warming talks
Telegraph: The Hollywood superstar has enlisted the unlikely assistance of Lloyd’s of London in his…
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Uncomfortable truths about global oil depletion
Telegraph: Polishing the portholes on the Titanic hardly does it justice. This week saw ministers…